
Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
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ISBN: 9781118334331
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 10, Problem 21Q
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Controllable Margin: The part of sales revenue over and above the variable costs is called contribution margin. When the controllable fixed costs are reduced from that contribution margin, the remaining amount is called controllable margin.
To identify: The computation and purpose of controllable margin.
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